Simple Things - Pearls Before Swine

When I was growing up

And times were hard

Many people often thought

They owned me

When I got older

I knew that they were wrong

But now that conviction

Has outgrown me

Once I knew a beggarman

Like you or me

He cried out:

I want no one to hold me

He chased after freedom

And he drank from every cup

Now he knows everything

But why he’s lonely

I knew a girl

From a fancy school

Who hated lies

She threw away illusions

From her hand

She kicked away each fading truth

As it came under her eyes

When she looked down

She had no place to stand

I know that people

Can get messed up bad

Not even believe

They can get through it all

Someone to love

And someone’s child

Are simple things, it’s true

But in this world

We never made

The simple things will do